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diacritical

 [dahy-uh-krit-i-kuhl]  

di·a·crit·i·cal

   [dahy-uh-krit-i-kuhl]
adjective
1.
serving to distinguish; distinctive.
2.
capable of distinguishing.
3.
Phonetics. serving as a diacritic.
Origin:
1740–50; diacritic + -al1

Related forms
di·a·crit·i·cal·ly, adverb
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diacritical (ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkəl)
 
—adj
1.  of or relating to a diacritic
2.  showing up a distinction
 
dia'critically
 
—adv

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